Max Adalbert

Acting

Max Adalbert

Born 1874-02-19 · Danzig, Poland

Acting credits

The Champion Shot poster
10.0

A comedy about the rivalry between two men from rather different parts of Germany, Bavaria and Prussia, a rivalry which extends from business to a rifle range when they compete in shooting.

The Champion Shot

1932

Destiny poster
7.4

As a young couple stops and rests in a small village inn, the man is abducted by Death and sequestered behind a huge doorless, windowless wall. The woman poisons herself in order to join him and is met by Death, who gives her three opportunities to prove that love is stronger than death, thereby freeing her beloved from his fate.

Destiny

1921

My Leopold poster
7.3

No synopsis available yet.

My Leopold

1931

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler poster
7.7

Dr. Mabuse and his organization of criminals are in the process of completing their latest scheme, a theft of information that will allow Mabuse to make huge profits on the stock exchange. Afterwards, Mabuse disguises himself and attends the Folies Bergères show, where Cara Carozza, the main attraction of the show, passes him information on Mabuse's next intended victim, the young millionaire Edgar Hull. Mabuse then uses psychic manipulation to lure Hull into a card game where he loses heavily. When Police Commissioner von Wenk begins an investigation of this mysterious crime spree, he has little to go on, and he needs to find someone who can help him.

Dr. Mabuse, the Gambler

1922

Laughing Heirs poster
6.1

After the death of his uncle, the owner of the Rhine based Bockelmann Sparkling Wine, Peter turns up for the reading of the will. Justus Bockelmann, a producer of mineral water, is confident he will inherit the business, but ‘for reasons of moral rectitude’ he has no intention of running an ‘alcoholic business’. The opening of the will comes as a surprise to all the potential heirs.

Laughing Heirs

1933

Lady Hamilton poster
5.9

The married Lady Emma Hamilton has an ill fated romance with Admiral Horatio Nelson.

Lady Hamilton

1921

The Scoundrel poster
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

The Scoundrel

1931

No artwork available
9.0

An overly trusting young man inherits the fortune of his great uncle and his scheming relatives plot to get their hands on the money.

Der Dummkopf

1921

The Captain from Köpenick poster
6.0

Based on the true story of a cobbler who bought a second-hand captain's uniform, assumed command of a troop of guardsmen, declared the town of Köpenick under military law, arrested the mayor and confiscated the town treasury.

The Captain from Köpenick

1931

No artwork available
8.0

No synopsis available yet.

She and the Three

1922

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi poster
5.7

Ayan, Maharajah of Eschnapur, believes that his wife, Princess Savitri, has been unfaithful to him with officer Mac Allan. He decides to bury her alive, so he sends the Yogi Ramigani to England to look for Herbert Rowland, an architect; but when he orders him to build a tomb, Rowland refuses.

The Indian Tomb, Part I: The Mission of the Yoghi

1921

The Stolen Face poster
7.5

Bill's girlfriend Lore is an art student in Berlin. Since her professor doesn't think much of painting women, she exchanges a genuine Raphael painting in a gallery for a copy made by her. In a spectacular theft, the copy is stolen. Detective Keller suspects Bill and Lore. But Bill, who is a talented quick-change artist, keeps escaping arrest by constantly altering his appearance.

The Stolen Face

1930

A Mad Idea poster
7.0

A series of stupid coincidences causes the young Munich painter Paul to convert his uncle's castle into a hotel for four weeks. But he can't complain: business is good and he has plenty of guests. For exmple, there's Theo Muller with his revue troupe. For reasons of "sound", Muller calls himself "Miller", which, of course, causes more confusion. His daughter, the beautiful Evelyn, is confused with Mabel Miller, who has come to the hotel on a mission for her filthy rich father ... namely, to estimate the worth of the castle.

A Mad Idea

1932

No artwork available
NR

No synopsis available yet.

Der Schirm mit dem Schwan

1916

Aunt Gussi Commands poster
8.0

Three daughters of a tax officer, brought up by a maiden aunt, become engaged to three military men assigned to their small town.

Aunt Gussi Commands

1932

The Night Without Pause poster
7.0

When Julius Seipold's wife Regine becomes suspicious that he is having an affair after discovering incriminating evidence, Julius manages to convince her that it is his innocuous assistant Max who is having a relationship.

The Night Without Pause

1931

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur poster
6.0

Rowland falls sick with leprosy while Mac Allan is captured by the Maharajah, who offers Irene a deal: one night with him in exchange for letting Rowland to be cured. She accepts, but tries to commit suicide.

The Indian Tomb, Part II: The Tiger of Eschnapur

1921

Die Kwannon von Okadera poster
8.0

Harlander, a media mogul and war profiteer, has been told that he has six months before his sanity will leave him completely. He hires a young nurse, and decides to spend all his money before his six months are up.

Die Kwannon von Okadera

1920

The House on the Moon poster
7.0

The House on the Moon

The House on the Moon

1921

No artwork available
9.0

No synopsis available yet.

So'n Windhund

1931

No artwork available
10.0

No synopsis available yet.

Der Herr Finanzdirektor

1931

Three Days in the Guardhouse poster
6.0

When an attractive maid in a garrison town becomes pregnant, she reveals that one of three soldiers stationed there who had been chasing after her, is responsible.

Three Days in the Guardhouse

1930

Die Flamme poster
6.6

In 19th century Paris a hedonistic woman marries an aristocrat but has trouble keeping faithful to him.

Die Flamme

1923

Kyritz - Pyritz poster
9.0

Errant Husbands (German: Kyritz - Pyritz) is a 1931 German comedy film directed by Carl Heinz Wolff and starring Max Adalbert, Hansi Arnstaedt and Henry Bender.

Kyritz - Pyritz

1931